How to Make Cat Wine at Home

Cat wine does not contain alcohol, but instead has catnip, which has a psychoactive effect on many cats. Around 50% of cats are sensitive to the effects of catnip, kittens are not sensitive to catnip until they are around 3 to 6 months old. If your cat is sensitive to catnip they will also be sensitive to cat wine. You might want to try giving catnip to your cat first to see if they have a reaction before going through the process of making the cat wine.

How to make cat wine

Ingredients

3 cups of water
1 cup of dry catnip
a couple drops of beet food coloring (optional)
a few drops flavoring such as salmon oil (optional)

Directions

Mix water and dry catnip in a pan

Simmer on low for about 15 minutes

Remove from heat and let sit until cool

Use a cheesecloth or filter to separate out the web catnip

Squeeze out the liquid from the wet catnip and throw the wet catnip away

Add beet food coloring (optional) to the catnip liquid to make it the desired color